Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Gu Yusheng didnât say anything. He walked down the stairs in front of Chenâs restaurant.
Qin Zhiâai followed right after him. She had picked a pair of stilettos when she went out today, and there was uneven pavement on the pedestrian street. When she walked, her body swayed left and right because of it, so Gu Yusheng held her. After they had walked past that passage of the street, he still didnât let her arm go. Instead, he moved his hand down to her wrist. He paused for a second before he held her hand.
Qin Zhiâaiâs fingertips froze for a second, but she didnât move her hand away from his. Instead, she let him hold her hand in his. After they had walked about two hundred yards, she gathered up her courage and held his hand in hers.
He felt her slight hand movement. He didnât look at her, but held her hand tighter.
There was a famous bubble tea shop halfway down the pedestrian street. It was already eleven thirty, but it was still open with a long line.
Gu Yusheng saw several couples leaving the bubble tea shop when he walked by the shop. Girls all cradled cups of tea with their mouths on the straws. They gave smiles to their boyfriends as they took sips.
The satisfaction on the girlsâ faces made Gu Yusheng slow down.
He had never dated anyone before. This was his first time. He didnât know what to do on dates, but he believed that he could do well if other men could do it.
Gu Yusheng was afraid that Qin Zhiâai would be recognized in the crowd. He pulled Qin Zhiâai to a big tree on the sidewalk. âCan you wait for me for a minute?â
Qin Zhiâai didnât understand what Gu Yusheng wanted before Gu Yusheng had walked to the end of the line outside the bubble tea shop.
He had gone to get her bubble tea.
Qin Zhiâai quietly leaned on the big tree, watching the back of Gu Yushengâs head, which was few inches higher than everyone else. As he approached the door of the bubble shop, a touching and warm feeling filled Qin Zhiâai.
Gu Yusheng rushed back to Qin Zhiâai with a cup of bubble tea.
When he passed it to her, she said âthank youâ with a smile. She took it with both of her hands and cradled it in front of her. She lowered her head to take a sip through the straw.
After she tasted the bubble tea, she suddenly bent down and spit it back up.
Gu Yusheng frowned. âWhatâs wrong?â
Qin Zhiâai felt awkward and wiped the corners of her mouth with her hand. She looked at Gu Yusheng first and apologized in a low pitch. âI canât eat mangos.â
She was allergic to mangos. If she had even a bit, she would have red bumps all over her body.
âYou canât have mangoes?â Gu Yusheng frowned harder. âArenât mangoes your favorite fruit?â
âHuh?â Qin Zhiâai was shocked to hear that.
Gu Yusheng stared at Qin Zhiâai with an apologetic look. After a while, he mumbled, âIt said so on your profile.â
He turned his head to look at a streetlight that wasnât far from him.
Qin Zhiâai looked up at Gu Yushengâs face for a few seconds before she realized the profile he was referring to was one on the internet.
She wasnât sure if mangoes were Liang Doukouâs favorite or not, but she had to find a reasonable explanation for it.
âMost of the info on my profile on the internet is fakeââ Qin Zhiâai said.
Gu Yusheng turned around and before Qin Zhiâai could finish her sentence, asked, âHow about original flavor?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om